Automobile-tire rack.



E. DOWNING.

AUTOMOBILE TIRE RACK.

APPLlCATION FILED FEB. 21. ms.

PatentedSept. 5, 1916.

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EDWARD nownme, or SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, AssIeNoR roimnwnmn ARTHUR NABES, or FRESNO, CALIFORNIA.

AUTOMOBILE-TIRE RACK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 21, 1916. Serial No. 79,753.

' improvements in the tire-rack described and shown in United States Patent No. 1,150,696 granted Llewelyn Arthur Nares, August 17 1915; and an object of this invention is to simplify and cheapen the construction of the tirerack disclosed in the above-named patent.

In the drawings illustrating the principle of this invention and the best mode now known to me of appl ing that principle, Figure '1 is a front e ovation of my new tire-rack; Fig.- 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a side elevation; and Fig. 4 is a section on the line 44 of Fig. 2.

To the base-ring a there are fastened the inner ends of a pair of inclined braces b the outer ends of which are secured, as by the rivets c, to the stationary tire su porting arm d which projects laterally rom the base-ring a. At its outer end, the arm (1 is formed with a lip d", while, at its inner end, the arm at is fastened to the base-ling a, as by the rivets d. In making this base ring a, the ends of the ring-formed bar may be welded together at the meeting-point a of these ends (Fig. 4:) and the rivets d are inserted in the base-ring a on opposite sides of the meeting-point a hence, rupture of the ring thereat is safeguarded'against not only by welding the ends of the ring-formed bar but also by fastening the latter ends to the inner end of the stationary arm (L. At diametrically-opposite points on the basering a, there is hingedly fastened to the same a pair of laterally-projecting spring arms e which act as locking arms for retaining the tires f in place. The outer ends of these spring lockin arms 6 are connected by toggle-links or link-arms g, h, the outer ends of which are pivotally fastened to the outer ends of the spring locking arms 0. The inner end 9' of the toggle-link g is forked'or bifurcated and the inner end It,

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of the toggle-link h is shaped to enter between the forks or branches 9 of the-end g of the cooperating toggle-link 9 (Fig. l). The branches or fingers g" and the inner end it are formed with holes adapted to receive the pivot-pin z one end of which is formed with a knob or head 2" that enablesrack by the locking arms 6. The togglelink it is formed with a stop-lug it which limits the outward throw of the -togglelinks g, b. When the toggle-links g,

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Fig. 2,'the locking arms e flare outwardly slightly; and these locking arms 6 being spring arms, they yield, by reason of their resiliency, when forced against the inner rim of the tires f, and there is thereby created sufficient frictional resistance between the arms 6 and the tires f to insure that the latter will be securely held on the the ends of the ring-formed bar a need not be welded at their meeting-point a, in

which case these ends will be held together It is obvious that, if desired,

by the rivets d that fasten the arm d to the base-ring a.

The tire-rack may be mounted in a bracket m mounted on the vehicle-body n.

As best shown in Fig.- 1, the link-arm h is enlarged near its inner end it and the latter is formed with a pair ofshoulders h which engage the fingers or forks 9'', when the link-arms g, h, are forcedinwardly or toward the vehicle-body n to release the tires f; and, by thus engaging the shoulders h, the inward movement of the inner ends 9, h, of the link-arms g, h, is limited and the striking of the vehicle-body n by the ear I? is prevented.

I regard the provision of the shoulders h", the fastening together of the ends of the ring-formed bar a. by the tire-supporting arm d and the provision of the .outwardly-flaring spring locking-arms e as decided improvements on the tire-rack disclosed by the above-named patent" and'as important features of this'invention.

I claim l. A tire-rack including a base-ring; a 'pair' of locking-arms hingedly connected thereto and arranged to bear yieldingly and to press frictionally'ag'ainst the tires; a pair of toggle link-arms connected to the outer ends of said locking-arms; a pivot-pin whlch is formed with a head for manual operation in swinging said link-arms, said pivot-pin connecting the latter pivotally at their opposed ends; and means for holding said link-arms in operative position.

2. .A tire-rack including a base-ring; a pair of locking-arms hingedly connected thereto; a-pair of link-arms connecting said locking-arms; means for holding said linkarms in operative position; and a stationary tire-supporting arm which is fastened to the end-portions of said base-ring and which fastens said end-portions together.

3. A tire-rack including a base-ring; a

' pair of locking-arms hingedly connected to teenth day of February, A. D. 1916, in'thc presence of the two undersigned witnesses. EDlVARD DOVVNING. lVitnesses:

JAMES HAMILTON, M. E. WOARDELL. 

